Obituary: Kathleen M. Prentice, former clerk in News Office
Kathleen M. (Wasielewski) Prentice, 61, of Trout Creek, Mont., alumna and former principal clerk in the News Office, died April 25 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont.
Born in Greenfield, she went to brown University, Boston University and UMass Amherst, where she earned a master’s degree in Special Education.
She began her campus service as a junior clerk and stenographer in the English Department and held clerical positions in language departments before moving to the News Office. She resigned in 1990 to pursue her graduate studies.
After obtaining her degree, she taught in Massachusetts, Hawaii and Alaska.
She married Roger Larson in 2007. After the couple retired from the Lower Kuskokwim School District in Bethel, Alaska, they moved to Trout Creek.
She leaves her husband, Roger, her mother, Wanda Wasielewski, her daughter, Dawn Prentice-Timmreck, three brothers, two sisters, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A private service was held in Montana.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
